Spectroscopic Tricks: Volume 2

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
A New Briquetting Technique....Pages 1-5
Preparation and Spectrochemical Analysis of Lung Tissue for Beryllium....Pages 5-9
Dilution Device for Atomic Absorption Analysis....Pages 9-11
Simple Interchangeable Hollow-Cathode Lamp for Use in Atomic-Absorption Spectrometry....Pages 11-19
Hollow-Cathode Lamp for Use in Emission and Absorption....Pages 20-22
Versatile Hollow-Cathode Light Source for Spectrochemical Analysis in the Vacuum Ultraviolet....Pages 22-28
Stabilization of Nitrous Oxide/Acetylene Flames....Pages 29-29
Rapid Loading Stallwood Jet....Pages 30-31
Simple Jet for Emission Spectrography....Pages 31-34
Versatile Gas-Metering System for Controlled Atmospheres....Pages 34-35
Stable Source for Plate Calibration....Pages 36-39
New High-Intensity Spectral Source with a Narrow Line Profile....Pages 39-43
Spurious Radiation in Littrow-Mounted Grating Monochromators....Pages 43-48
Image-Rotating Device for a Spectrograph Illumination System....Pages 48-53
Mask for Selecting Orders for Use with the Jarrell-Ash Order Sorter....Pages 53-56
A Device for Making Time Studies....Pages 56-60
Slit-Adjustment Mechanism for a 1.5-m Bausch & Lomb Spectrometer....Pages 61-67
Attachment for a Rotating Sector....Pages 68-69
Modified and More Versatile Direct-Reading Head for a 3.4-m Ebert Spectrograph....Pages 69-70
Test Jig for an Integrating Direct-Reading Spectrograph....Pages 78-82
Baird Clock Revisited....Pages 82-86
An Improvement to the Weekley-Norris Electronic Computer....Pages 86-89
Semiconductor Current Regulator for the Spectrographic Arc....Pages 89-93
Punched Cards as Position Indicators for Spectrographic Plates....Pages 93-95
Derivative Scanning for Wavelength Identification....Pages 95-100
Device for Measuring Spectral Linewidths....Pages 100-106
Protective Holder for KBr Pressed Disks Containing Reactive Samples....Pages 107-109
New Technique for the Preparation of KBr Pellets from Microsamples....Pages 109-112
A Technique for the Use of the “Mini-Press” in Micro Infrared Spectroscopy....Pages 113-115
Laboratory Preparation of Polyethylene Pellets....Pages 115-119
Preparation and Use of Powdered Silver Chloride as Infrared Matrix....Pages 119-122
Pressed-Film Technique for Obtaining Infrared Spectra of Thermoplastic Materials....Pages 122-130
Pressed-Film Technique....Pages 130-130
Infrared Cell for Reactive Gases....Pages 131-133
High-Temperature Vacuum Cell for Infrared Studies of Adsorbed Molecules....Pages 133-136
Sample-Inlet System for Studying Adsorption of Low Vapor Pressure Materials on Solid Surfaces....Pages 136-138
Method for Rapid Transfer of GLC Fractions into Infrared Cavity Cells....Pages 139-143
Simple Device for Preparing Polyethylene Liquid Cells for the Far Infrared....Pages 143-147
Method for Making Disposable Far-Infrared Cells with Fixed and Variable Pathlengths....Pages 148-152
Cell Design for the Measurement of Transmission Spectra of Liquids at Very Long Infrared Wavelengths....Pages 153-158
Far-Infrared Transmission of Commercially Available Crystals and High-Density Polyethylene....Pages 159-163
Low Temperature Far-Infrared Transmission Properties of Polycrystalline and Single-Crystal Silicon....Pages 164-167
Internal Reflection Spectroscopy in the Far-Infrared Region....Pages 167-172
Solution for the Sample Contact Problem in ATR....Pages 172-175
Method for Obtaining Improved Diffuse Reflectance Spectra in the Near Infrared....Pages 175-184
Calibration of Infrared Cells....Pages 184-188
Polishing Jig for Infrared-Cell Windows....Pages 188-189
Restoration of Transmission to Silver Chloride Plates....Pages 190-190
High Photometric Accuracy in an Optical Null, Double-Beam Infrared Spectrophotometer....Pages 191-198
Technique for Establishing Baseline in Infrared Spectrometry....Pages 199-204
A Nomograph for the Correction of Spectral Data Recorded in Transmittance....Pages 204-208
Direct Determination of the Integrated Absorption Intensity from an Infrared Transmission Curve....Pages 208-211
Numerical Method for the Direct Determination of Integrated Absorption Intensities from Transmission Curves....Pages 212-214
Measurement of the Apparent Bandwidth Parameters of an Absorption Band....Pages 214-217
Convenient Method for Encoding Infrared Spectra Linear in Wavenumber Using the Sadtler Notation....Pages 218-220
Card Coding of Spectroscopic Data....Pages 220-223
New Method for the Production of Ions from Nonconductors for Analysis by Solid-Source Mass Spectrography....Pages 225-234
Improved Source Mounting for Thermal-Source Mass Spectrometer....Pages 234-236
Ultrapurification of Graphite by Preburning for Use in Emission Spectrography and Solids Mass Spectrography....Pages 236-241
Microcell for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Analyses....Pages 243-246
Microcells for Nuclear-Magnetic-Resonance Spectroscopy....Pages 247-250
Microsampling Techniques for Combined Gas Chromatography and High-Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy....Pages 250-255
“Multi-Cloistered” NMR Cells....Pages 255-257
Apparatus for the Preparation of Sealed Samples for NMR....Pages 257-259
Polarized Raman Scattering from Amorphous Solids in Liquid Media....Pages 261-265
Variable Temperature Raman Cell....Pages 265-272
Raman Cell for Corrosive Liquids....Pages 273-275
A Low-Temperature Cell for Laser Raman Spectroscopy on Condensed Films and Nonvolatile Solids....Pages 276-279
Low Temperature Sample Cell for a Laser Excited Raman Spectrophotometer....Pages 279-285
A Laser-Raman Cell for Pressurized Liquids....Pages 286-290
Use of Commercial Ultraviolet Stabilizers as Optical-Filter Solutions in Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 290-292
Signal Enhancement Device for Use with Small Area Photocathodes in Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 293-295
An Ultraviolet Ruler....Pages 297-298
Battery Eliminator for Spectral-Energy-Recording Adapter on Beckman DU Spectrophotometer....Pages 298-303
Accurate Temperature Control of the Beckman DK-2 Recording Spectrophotometer....Pages 303-305
Attachment for Cary Model 14R Spectrophotometer....Pages 305-307
A Method of Producing Sturdy Specimens of Pressed Powders for Use in X-ray Spectrochemical Analysis....Pages 309-313
Sterotex—A Grinding Aid....Pages 314-315
Preparation of Glass Blanks by Fusion with Lithium Tetraborate for X-Ray Spectrographic Analysis....Pages 315-316
Flat vs Curved Aluminum Planchets for X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry....Pages 317-319
Rotating Sample Holder for X-Ray Emission Spectrometry....Pages 319-324
Modification of a Vacuum X-Ray Spectrograph to Work in a Helium Atmosphere....Pages 325-327
Simple Helium Enclosure for Increasing Diffraction-Line Detectability with a G.E. XRD-5 Diffractometer....Pages 328-330
Convenience Modification of the General Electric X-Ray Spectrograph and Diffractometer....Pages 331-335
Goniometer Stop for Use with Large Sample Chamber in G.E. X-RD5 X-Ray Spectrograph....Pages 335-336
Technique for Measuring the Emittance of Polymers at Elevated Temperatures....Pages 337-339
A Cooling System for a Laboratory Magnet....Pages 340-343
Method of Cutting a Diffraction Grating....Pages 343-345
Funnel Used for Powder Transfer....Pages 345-348
Shearing and Crushing Device for Mixing Powders....Pages 349-350
Simple Slit Servomechanism for the Rudolph Spectropolarimeter....Pages 350-355
Back Matter....Pages 357-374